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- Referred to health
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the possession of external defibrillators(AED)
Purpose
To allow emergency medical technicians to carry an AED in their personal vehicles at the request of the emergency medical service provider and to ensure that they be equipped to act as an emergency first responder to cardiac emergencies.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subparagraph (a) of paragraph (3) section 3000-b of the public health law to add "possession or" to expand the freedom of licensed medical providers to carry and use an AED.
Existing law
Under current law there is no exception for an EMT to posses and use an AED while off duty without being licensed as an public access defibrillator provider through the establishment of a collaborative agreement as outlined by public health law paragraph (2) section 3000-b.
Justification
Under the current law an emergency medical service provider cannot equip off duty emergency medical technicians with an AED without establishing the technician as a public access defibrillator provider. The current requirements have greatly undermined the ability for these individuals to act as efficiently equipped emergency first responders whom are especially important in rural New York. With cardiovascular disease as a top natural killer of adults, it is imperative that our emergency medical technicians can act as effective first responders for such sensitive crises. In the event of a heart attack or similar cardiovascular emergency the period of time that an individual has to receive treatment before catastrophic damage or even death is incredibly short. Hence, it is of the utmost importance that medical treatment is administered expediently and in many cases an individual first responder can arrive on a scene before anyone else. It logically follows that an emergency medical technician that acts as a first responder while off duty should be equipped with an AED and allowed to carry the AED in their private vehicles.
Legislative history
S.3027 of 2008
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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